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Highest poverty rate, New Mexico cities · 2020

New Mexico cities with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32343.2%–
02Anthony, NMNM8,90037.8%−0%
03Silver City, NMNM9,28435.7%+63%
04Gallup, NMNM19,96933.7%+62%
05Chaparral, NMNM18,18633.4%+7%
06Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04132.8%+1933%
07Sunland Park, NMNM18,26832.7%−16%
08Las Vegas, NMNM12,57432.1%+15%
09Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94930.3%+31%
10Grants, NMNM8,93328.3%+30%
11Aztec, NMNM6,09127.6%+58%
12Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86427.4%−36%
13Deming, NMNM14,94426.8%−19%
14Raton, NMNM5,95226.6%+53%
15Shiprock, NMNM7,61026.3%−33%
16Socorro, NMNM8,26125.7%−20%
17Portales, NMNM11,73425.7%+3%
18Tucumcari, NMNM5,08225.3%+2%
19Artesia, NMNM12,73524.7%+23%
20Las Cruces, NMNM116,97823.6%+1%
21Española, NMNM10,45823.4%+8%
22Belen, NMNM7,58923.3%−6%
23Taos, NMNM6,52622.4%−3%
24Bernalillo, NMNM9,15921.8%+20%
25Roswell, NMNM46,87820.7%−8%
26Clovis, NMNM37,12720.6%−2%
27South Valley, NMNM37,12020.5%−5%
28Hobbs, NMNM40,86319.1%−21%
29Farmington, NMNM46,05518.8%+17%
30Bloomfield, NMNM7,33518.5%+26%
31Lovington, NMNM11,62017.9%−19%
32Alamogordo, NMNM31,90616.9%+2%
33North Valley, NMNM10,45516.3%+53%
34Albuquerque, NMNM556,58816.0%+18%
35Carlsbad, NMNM32,52414.7%−11%
36Santa Fe, NMNM89,83714.3%+16%
37Ruidoso, NMNM7,58012.2%+2%
38Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79012.2%+40%
39Edgewood, NMNM6,15711.0%+1%
40Los Lunas, NMNM20,57210.1%−25%
41North Hobbs, NMNM6,0349.4%–
42Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4198.5%+66%
43Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,6195.7%+101%
44Corrales, NMNM8,4844.9%−1%
45Los Alamos, NMNM13,3174.7%+31%
46White Rock, NMNM5,7162.3%+69%
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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES